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  • Iszi Lawrence

    Iszi Lawrence

    Iszi Lawrence is a comedian, podcaster and history presenter and she also writes children's books, including Blackbeard's Treasure. Billie Swift Takes Flight and The Unstoppable Lettie Pegg. She is the co-host of BBC Radio 4's Making History a...

  • Gill Lewis

    Gill Lewis

    After realising her childhood dream of becoming a vet, Gill worked in the UK and overseas, everywhere from Africa to the Arctic. Lewis's previous books for children - Sky Hawk, White Dolphin, Moon Bear and Scarlet Ibis - all published to critical acclaim and have been translated into ma...

  • Alasdair Beckett-King

    Alasdair Beckett-King

    Comedian and writer Alasdair Beckett-King's first book for children is the hilarious murder-mystery Montgomery Bonbon: Murder at the Museum. Alasdair is a multi-award-winning comedian and writer. He studied at the London Film School and was nominated for a Student Oscar in 201...

  • Colm Field

    Colm Field

    Colm Field gets called 'Colin' a lot. He lives in London with his three kids and his partner. Colm is happiest when he's excitedly writing a new story on his rusty old phone and his favourite mode of transport is walking, so obviously his debut children's novel is about high-s...

  • Brian Conaghan

    Brian Conaghan

    Brian Conaghan lives and works in the Scottish town of Coatbridge. He was a teacher for many years and taught in Scotland, Italy and Ireland, before studying creative writing at the University of Glasgow. His novel When Mr Dog Bites was shortlisted for the 2015 Carnegie Medal. The Bombs That B...

  • Sinéad O'Hart

    Sinéad O'Hart

    Sinéad O'Hart was raised in a small house full of books in the south-east of Ireland. She has a degree in Medieval English and has had many careers (including butcher, bookseller and university lecturer). She now lives in County Meath, near Dublin, with her husband, their daughter and an ever-...

  • Pamela Butchart

    Pamela Butchart

    As a child, Pamela was lucky enough to grow up in a house full of pets and go to a primary school where lots of spooky and weird things happened (well, in her imagination at least). As a student, Pamela's jobs included: fishwife, teaching basketball in America, phlebotomist and Artist Liaison...

  • Leah Mohammed

    Leah Mohammed

    Leah Mohammed's debut book for younger readers follows Luma who discovers a young dragon in her garden.  Leah has a degree in psychology and masters in psychotherapy and worked as a therapist before deciding to concentrate on her love of writing. Coming from a mixed cul...